Schroeder, Stoiber Face Off
On TV in Race for Chancellor

BERLIN -- With a little help from television, the German election has become a real horse race.

Just two weeks ago, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder seemed headed for defeat by Bavarian Premier Edmund Stoiber, but the two fought to a draw in the first-ever televised debate Sunday night between national candidates in Germany.

Mr. Stoiber appeared to be slightly more aggressive, calling unemployment a "second national...